Parks

And you thought parks with colorful play equipment were for kids...Not so on the other side of the world, where everything is upside down! Did I mention the college track meet TP and I went to: many of those watching the meet were smoking, and a couple of the athletes, upon completion of their race, lit up a smoke as well!

Many games of mah-jong occur in parks. Little stone tables are set up throughout for the purpose of playing this game. Walking through here I didn't know if the air quality was horrendously smoky because of the pollution, or because of the cigarette smoke I just couldn't seem to evade. The man above had just finished swinging on the bars.

Yes, these colorful pieces of equipment are similar to those one would see in a gym in the U.S. Don't they remind you of a Health Rider?

"Forward, back, forward, back; up, down, up, down, work those legs, till they burn."

I can't help but think what was going through their minds as I was taking these photos.



During the day around our neighborhood, intense games of mah-jong are played-all hours of the day, and into the late night.